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'''Carl Eldh''' (May 10, 1873 – January 26, 1954) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] artist and sculptor. Full name: Carl Johan Eldh (signs on artwork as "''C.J. ELDH''"). Older brother to [[Albert Eldh]].
Eldh was born in [[Östhammar Municipality]], [[Uppland]], the son of a blacksmith. From 1897 through 1904 he studied sculpture at the [[Académie Colarossi]] in Paris, where the French sculptor [[Auguste Rodin]] inspired him greatly. His first works were characterized by softer forms, but by 1916 he had developed a powerful realistic style, as with the Strindberg Monument in [[Tegnérlunden]] in Stockholm. Strindberg was a frequent subject for Eldh.
[[File:Strömkarlen av Carl Eldh.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The [[Neck (water spirit)|Nix]], [[Trollhättan]], on the River [[Göta älv]]]]
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Carl Eldh ranks along [[Carl Milles]] with the most popular Swedish sculptors of the first half of the 20th Century. Eldh also produced architectural sculpture with renowned Swedish architects, among them [[Ivar Tengbom]], [[Erik Lallerstedt]] and [[Ragnar Östberg]]. Östberg designed Eldh's own studio in Bellevue Park, in the north of Stockholm, in 1918. And through Östberg, Eldh received the 1923 contract for park sculptures for the Stadshuspark.
Adjacent to [[Stockholm City Hall]], between the building and the shore of Lake Mälaren's shore, the park stands with Eldh's ensemble representing the three artists, [[August Strindberg]] for Authors, [[Gustaf Fröding]] for Poets, and [[Ernst Josephson]] for Painters, as well as Eldh's [[bronze]] sculptures "Sången" and "Dansen" ("The Song" and "The Dance"). The nakedness of the statues initially caused strong protests.
Eldh’s major public works include the grand statue of [[August Strindberg|Strindberg]] in [[Stockholm]] and [[the Branting Monument]], also in Stockholm, which was first executed in plaster around 1930 and completed in 1952.
The Carl Eldh studio in [[Bellevue (Stockholm)|Bellevue]] is now a public museum, "Carl Eldh Ateljémuseum", with two studio rooms stocked from floor to ceiling with drawings, sculptures, tools and other personal belongings. A visit reflects not on the creative activity of an individual sculptor, but allows direct study of his era.
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